Trinchera Creek Fire
The Trinchera Creek Fire was reported on April 17, 2018 in Las Animas County, Colorado and burned 4,775 acres. It was fully contained on April 18, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,775 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 17, 2018
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.190, -103.991.
The incident
- Size
- 4,775 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 17, 2018 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 18, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 mi NW of Walts Corner, CO.
- County
- Las Animas County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COLSX-000613
- IRWIN identifier
- 8DA93318-8EFC-4301-B3E1-3C2E2209EEF4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Trinidad, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated April 25, 2018 at 10:44 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-COLSX-000613.